--- ECHO_content/ECHO_helpers.py	2007/07/24 09:11:46	1.84
+++ ECHO_content/ECHO_helpers.py	2007/08/15 11:05:43	1.85
@@ -84,6 +84,17 @@ class ECHO_basis:
     management_page_charset="utf-8"
     isVisible = True
     
+
+    def unicodify(self, s):
+        """return unicode object for string (utf-8 or latin1) or unicode object s"""
+        return unicodify(s)
+
+
+    def utf8ify(self, s):
+        """return utf-8 encoded string object for string or unicode object s"""
+        return utf8ify(s)
+
+    
     def manage_addECHO_locale(self,lang,title,label,text=None,content_type=None,RESPONSE=None):
             return ECHO_collection.manage_addECHO_locale(self,lang,title,label)